Shows north coast of Russia with Nova Zemla, Norway, Sweden and Spitsbergen (shown as Greenland on map). From John Seller's The English Pilot, 1671. Hand colored. Illustrated with ships, fanciful creatures, compass rose and decorative cartouche....
Includes notes on elevations, soundings and longitude, tables on tides and abbreviations and key to buoys. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths shown by soundings. "Engraved by Evans & Bartle." Issued May 1895. "No. 8100." ...
Mammoth ivory sinker tapered on both ends. On the top of the sinker there is a darkened area (outter core). The sinker has one circular hole drilled into each end for line attachments. Looped through the bottom hole in the sinker is wire (picture...